Daily Bread

Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty                                                                                            John 6:35

Our pastor is doing a series on the Lord’s Prayer. Today, he discussed the passage, “Give us this day our daily bread…” It was a good reminder that we are dependent daily for spiritual food. His listeners in that day were keenly aware that their physical food was day to day. Food had to be procured daily, and people were aware of the need for their “daily bread”.

Jesus is called “the bread of life”, that is, the real meaning of living is found in him and in his teaching, the way of life he calls us to. He invited his disciples at the Last Supper to eat his body (the bread) “broken for you”. He meant that we need to fully incorporate him into us so that we can have life also.

We can understand that “we are what we eat” to quote a famous line. If we fully consume the message that Jesus gave to us, we will become what we eat- we will be more like Jesus.

Prayer: Lord, help us to understand the full meaning of Jesus as the bread of life, Amen